9 Best Articles in 2020
insidemymind.me
Today I Learned That Not Everyone Has An Internal Monologue And It Has Ruined My?Day.
insidemymind.me
3 min read · 1194 saves · Jan 28th · My day was completely ruined yesterday when I stumbled upon a fun fact that absolutely obliterated my mind. I saw this tweet yesterday that said that not everyone has an internal monologue in their…
Aeon+Psyche
Your brain does not process information and it is not a computer
Aeon+Psyche
~17 min read · 1138 saves · From 2016 · Your brain does not process information, retrieve knowledge or store memories. In short: your brain is not a computer
Tim Urban
Neuralink and the Brain's Magical Future
Tim Urban
991 saves · From 2017 · I knew the future would be shocking but this is a whole other level.
Entrepreneur
How Reading Books Helps Your Brain Recharge
Entrepreneur
4 min read · 824 saves · Feb 14th · It may seem counterintuitive, but absorbing information through old-fashioned books gives your brain a break.
Scientific American
Why Your Brain Needs Exercise
Scientific American
9 min read · 780 saves · 2019-12-17 · The evolutionary history of humans explains why physical activity is important for brain health
The Guardian
Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound
The Guardian
20+ min read · 752 saves · From 2018 · When the reading brain skims texts, we don’t have time to grasp complexity, to understand another’s feelings or to perceive beauty. We need a new literacy for the digital age writes Maryanne Wolf, author of Reader, Come Home
The Guardian
Why your brain is not a computer
The Guardian
~16 min read · 655 saves · Feb 27th · Matthew Cobb · The long read: For decades it has been the dominant metaphor in neuroscience. But could this idea have been leading us astray all along?
The Cut
How Neuroscientists Explain the Mind-Clearing Magic of Running
The Cut
5 min read · 619 saves · From 2016 · Research in neuroscience shows a solid link between aerobic exercise and cognitive clarity.
michellemcquaid.com
How to train your brain to release more happy chemicals
michellemcquaid.com
3 min read · 561 saves · 2019-12-31 · Do you ever wish you could just turn on the happy chemicals in your brain? Imagine how much easier it would make getting out of bed each morning, getting even the most tedious parts of your job done,…
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
3 min read · 278 saves · Dec 16th · MIT neuroscientists have found reading computer code does not rely on the regions of the brain involved in language processing. Instead, it activates the “multiple demand network,” which is also…
The New York Times
Opinion | A.I. and I
The New York Times
4 min read · 118 saves · Dec 14th · Mark C. Taylor · Artificial intelligence has given my pancreas a mind of its own. Am I the human being of the future?
The Guardian
Has a year of living with Covid-19 rewired our brains?
The Guardian
~13 min read · 117 saves · Dec 13th · Paula Cocozza · The pandemic is expected to precipitate a mental health crisis, but perhaps also a chance to approach life with new clarity
CBC News
Why brain scans are falling out of favour for some scientists
CBC News
82 saves · Dec 8th · Researchers are becoming increasingly critical of some brain scan studies that purport to show exactly how our minds shape our behaviour.
New Scientist
Do we have free will or are all our decisions predetermined?
New Scientist
1 min read · 80 saves · Dec 10th · According to the laws of physics, everything we do follows inevitably from what happened before – and yet we’re convinced we can change the world. Can we?
New Scientist
Think your sense of self is located in your brain? Think again
New Scientist
1 min read · 80 saves · Dec 9th · Most of us instinctively think that our sense of self is located in our head – but experiments show that our brains aren’t working alone in creating our sense of self
Neuroscience News
Machine Learning Identifies New Brain Network Signature of Major Depression
Neuroscience News
2 min read · 51 saves · Dec 7th · Using data from neuroimaging, a machine learning algorithm has identified key functional neural connections that could serve as a biomarker in the diagnosis of major depressive disorder.
